Call for Proposals

Concurrent sessions are 60 minutes and provide an opportunity to share promising practices, institutional models, research findings, or innovative approaches that advance global learning, student success, or institutional impact. Sessions must include 2–4 presenters and should incorporate interactive elements such as polls, small-group discussions, or scenario-based conversations.

Deep Dives are 90 minute sessions that offer extended, hands-on learning experiences focused on skill-building, collaborative problem-solving, and applied practice. These workshops must include 2–4 presenters and should engage participants through active learning, structured exploration, and facilitated discussion.

The Poster Community is a dynamic, interactive showcase for research, case studies, program models, or emerging ideas. Posters may include visual elements such as infographics or data displays. At least one author must be present during the 60-minute Poster Community session to engage with attendees.

Impact Talks spotlight bold ideas and catalytic insights in a high-energy, TED-style format. A single presenter delivers an 8–10 minute talk supported by storytelling, evidence-based insights, or visionary models, followed by approximately 20 minutes of facilitated audience engagement centered on one core question. The total session time is 30 minutes.

Centers strategies that expand access to global learning, address systemic barriers, enhance advising, and support inclusive participation.

Examines the role of AI, virtual exchange, digital credentials, data dashboards, and other emerging technologies in advancing global learning and student success.

Focuses on professional growth, leadership development, staff training, team culture, and organizational capacity-building.

Global Impact strives to curate a selection of sessions that illustrate the wide and diverse perspectives represented in the field of global education. As such all sessions, with the exception of Impact Talks and Poster Community sessions, are required to have a minimum of two (2) presenters to make sure that various angles are taken into account in the content. Proposals that have single authors will not be accepted.

Presenters will be notified at the beginning of May 2026 with the results of the review. At that time, presenters will receive any additional feedback. They will be given the opportunity to accept or decline the invitation.

Acceptance notifications will be emailed in early May 2026 to the presentation chair—the individual who submitted the proposal. The presentation chair is the only person who will receive official communication from DA Global and is responsible for relaying all updates, requirements, and instructions to their co-presenters. Changes to the chair or co-presenters may be made if the session is selected.

Presenters will be asked to confirm their intent to present at the conference within two weeks of receiving the acceptance notification. Presenters are also required to register for the conference.

Yes, presenters are required to register for the Global Impact Conference. DA Global Access Network does not provide any funding outside of the 10% registration discount to support the attendance of accepted presenters. Presenters are also eligible to volunteer at the conference. Learn more here.

Presenter(s) will be required to upload all presentation material to the Speaker Resource Portal (access will be granted only after a presenter has been accepted and confirmed) prior to the conference start date, preferably at least 2 weeks in advance.

Session rooms at the conference will be equipped with a microphone, a projector, and a basic HDMI cable to connect to the projector. DA Global Access Network does not provide laptops, clickers, chargers, or adapters.

DA Global is committed to supporting both presenters and attendees at the conference to ensure they have a meaningful experience. If you have any specific requests for aides or materials to facilitate your session, please send requests to conference@daglobal.org by July 24, 2026, so we can properly evaluate the feasibility of the request.

During the proposal submission process, you will be able to select if you would like your session to be considered as a:

• • Concurrent
  • Deep Dive
  • Poster Community
  • Impact Talk

Each session style has an associated time length and room layout entailed. While you can select a session style for your proposal, DA Global has the right to accept your proposal on the condition that it be a different session style.

Proposals accepted to be included in the conference programming are done so under the condition that they will be conducted in-person at the conference venue.

There are no restrictions on the number of proposals that an individual can submit or serve as a co-author on. However, co-authoring multiple sessions does not increase the likelihood that your session will be accepted. We encourage individuals to carefully consider their capacity to fully develop and present their session if all proposals are accepted.